In Sochi she only completed four, but won all of them and was named best female athlete of the Games. 4) British people winning stuffParalympicsGB want to bring seven medals back from Pyeongchang, which would make it the nation’s most successful winter Paralympics for more than 30 years. 5) Home successSouth Korea have never won a Winter Paralympic gold medal but aim to scoop at least one – plus a silver and two bronzes – this time. 'They'll think I'm a traitor': North Korean defector makes Winter Paralympics debut Read more9) BearsThe official mascot, Bandabi, is an Asiatic black bear. More than 60% of the channel’s presenting team are disabled, including three summer Paralympic champions and two winter Paralympic medalists, and the station will put out “about 100 hours” of related programming.

Source: The Guardian March 09, 2018 00:01 UTC